chrysalitron

Babble, babble, babble.

I remember back when I was so 'Nsync crazed that I would turn on something like the AMAs just for the slightest glimpse of any of them. Now, it's like......ah, well, if anybody shows up, I'll see the pictures later, right? I don't know if that means my love has faded a little bit, or I'm just so accustomed to LJ and the spread of any pictures/information, or both. *sigh* And of course, the fact that most awards show just tend to annoy me and/or bore me to death, so I really can't be bothered.

But on that note.....I did see the pictures of JC from before the show, and the boy looks adorable The spiky (short!) hair, the glasses, the suit and tie.....it's all good. As for Eva....her dress was kind of a letdown, especially considering all of the recent pictures I've seen of the girl where she's wearing the most gorgeous dresses ever. Ah, well. What can you do? No matter what dress she's wearing, I'm sure it would pale in comparison to her hot eye candy. Heh.

A little bit of General Hospital babble/spoilers, courtesy of Soap Opera Weekly: ( I know that it's the tabloid of the soap world, but hey, I love tabloids, so it's kinda a given )

Due to the start of the fall TV season, and the fact that I have recently (as previously mentioned) discovered CSI and the hotness that lies within (George Eads! Gary Dourdan! Lions tigers and bears, oh my!), I feel that I have been neglecting poor, poor JC.

So, yeah, a quick little moment of JC giddiness. Seriously, JC/Eva? Guh. I always thought she was totally gorgeous, and the pictures......I'm too lazy to link to the one I saw in particular, but charlidos had it up, of the two of them at the Emmys, and it is just the most adorable picture ever. *sigh* They're so cute, I'm almost willing to ignore JC shooting himself in the foot by consistently stating, loud and proud, that actresses are crazy and he'd never date one.

On that note, did anyone catch this? It was in the latest issue of People, with the Emmy writeup. Just a quick little thing:
New couple JC Chasez and Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria snuggled at the TV Guide party. Said Chasez: "I think she's pretty special."

Other pop-ish stuff......so, Justin and Cameron. Off or on or off or.....honestly, I'm not even paying attention anymore. As far as I can tell, it seems like the consensus is that they're off because they haven't been seen anywhere near each other for awhile now. And last time that happened, they suddenly showed up at Challenge having a lovefest. So, whatever.

And then, of course, there's Britney. *sigh* Oh, sweetie pie. What's sad is that absolutely no one expects this marriage to last. It's not even so much as "Hey, Brit got married!" - it's more like "What the fuck has she done this time?" And with all of her talk about getting pregnant as soon as possible.....eeesh. If her handlers are smart, they're crushing up birth control pills and putting them in her drinks.

In one of my trashy magazines.....US Weekly, maybe?.....they had details of the prenup, and one of the bigger points they highlighted was that Britney will not support Kevin's kids with Shar. They acted like that was a big deal, but honestly....? I don't much blame her. I don't think it means she doesn't care about his kids, but why should she have to support them? That would be a dangerous trap for her to fall into. It would basically be encouraging Kevin to not get a job and do anything to help out, because "Britney can afford it". I think that bit of the prenup is pretty damn smart, actually.

In semi-related news, though.....I really like the darker hair on Britney. I always have, but as soon as I start to think it's here to stay - bam! - she bleaches it out again. *le sigh*

Okay, I think that's enough pop-related nonsense for right now.....

So, yeah, basically a GIP.....because, look! Staaaaaaamos. Seriously, Uncle Jesse was really damn hot, once he chopped the mullet off. Mmmm. Becky, what were you thinking, let this one get away?! Silly girl. Many thanks to _squirtgun for the icon. Pretty Johnny!

Okay, fine, I'll think of something to say......uhm. Oh, yes. I forgot to mention earlier - my favorite part of JC's performance at the Miss Teen USA pageant? The (as usual) literal hand gestures. Not only did he hold up one finger every time he said the word "one", but (and this was my most favorite): During "clear and concrete understanding", he actually points at the ground. LOL. Oh, JC. I bet if he'd had both hands free, he would have made a big circle with his arms every time he sang the word "world", too.

Okay. I think that's it.

Sooooo......am I the only one who thinks that when JC swears he was never "with" Tara, that they were just "buddies", that really means that they didn't actually have Textbook Definition Sexual Intercourse (tm), but that they were definitely into the oral shit?

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Right. That's what I thought.

On an I-don't-really-know-if-it's-related-or-not note: Why am I the last one to board the bus that is Tony Lucca's journal? Mmmm. Loooove Tony. On that note, I finally bought Shotgun while I was in Vegas, but I haven't had the chance to listen to it yet. When I get a new CD, I want to be able to really listen to it.....I don't want other things going on that would distract me. And I haven't gotten those few moments yet. But I will! Damn it.

And, since I can't seem to make an entry without some sort of soap mention: ( Rumors as to who's going to kick it in the big GH murder mystery )

So, yeah.....that's what I'm hearing. What's everyone else hearing? Mala? Chrissy? Willow? Bueller? Anything?

I <3 CFTC weekend.

Seriously, it's nearly 2am, I'm sleepy, I have stuff I want to read before bed......but I cannot drag myself away from this computer. But Mommy, there's pictures! And they're pretty! And, *squee*!

On that note......many, many thanks to fuskeez for her constant updates and pictures and all of the like. And, I'm sure it's been said many times, and I've had no actual contact with this person, but she's sort of famous in this part of LJ.....many thanks to liz_w for all of her lovely pictures. Mmm, pretty boys.

I missed all of the drama that went down earlier. Damn it! I hate not knowing what the latest kerfuffle is about. *le sigh* Ah, well. I'm sure someone will fill me in later on......right? *cough* *puppy dog eyes*

Anyway.......I could go into the details on my very unexpected and last-minute road trip to Chicago last night, but, as previously mentioned.......reading, bed, etc., so on and so forth. I'll save it for tomorrow. When I wake up to find more yummy pictures, hopefully!

Wow. CFTC totally turns me into a teenie. Well, you know.....if I wasn't already one in the first place. *cough* Yes.

Good night, kids.

So. Didn't watch the Emmys, because we were expecting a tornado at that time (more on that in a sec), but....( Emmy...stuff? )

So yeah, the tornado. Apparently, tornadoes ripped through Iowa, and there was weather-related mischief in Indiana and Ohio and - guess who! - Michigan.

Michigan in May generally sucks, weather-wise, anyway. It's constant rain and storms. But yesterday was really bad with the storms, and last night, the tornado sirens started going off. There was one spotted nearby....I'm thinking about thirty miles away, thereabouts. And there were rumors of one in a town about ten miles from us, if that.

My sister, brother-in-law, and 14-year-old nephews live across town, and they lost power. So did my grandma, who lives nearby them, so they all ended up over here, especially since we have a basement. It was, as is to be expected, chaos. My mom refuses to turn on anything electrical during a storm, but my brother-in-law wanted to see what the news was saying about the tornado. My sister and mother both have tendencies to panic. My grandma sat there, blissfully deaf to everyone's conversations. And my nephews decided to regale me with stories of how they really wanted to take a crap, but the toilet wasn't working.

I love my nephews.

My mom finally relented and let my brother-in-law turn on the TV. The meteorlogist was all a-flutter, and kept referring to the vivid lightning the area was experiencing. So, because we're all smartasses, the bro-in-law, nephews, and I kept inserting the word "vivid" into our conversation.

Anyway....to make a long story, uh....a little less long?.....we did not get hit by a tornado. At least so far as I know :-p Just a really bad storm. And the usual fiasco that is my family. LOL.

In summation - *points at icon* JC's happy. And, I haven't asked this before because I didn't want to look Majorly Retarded, but I'm too curious to hold back anymore: The ADIDAS video. Is that JC in the motel room setup or not? I didn't think so at first, but now everyone's saying it is, and I can sort of make myself see a resemblance if I look real close. But I don't know!

So, apparently, JC's getting the short end of the stick again. More details in stamplet's journal. Basically, it looks like ADIDAS will not be getting airplay over here in the States, nor will the video see the light of day. Build My World is being pushed as the next single, but they spent all the money on the ADIDAS video, so there will be no video.

In other words.....yeah, the boy's kinda screwed.

Honestly.....I was sort of preparing myself for this. I absolutely adore the video for ADIDAS, but watching it, I was pretty sure that it wasn't going to fly over here. I mean, I didn't find anything really offensive about it - but hell, I haven't found anything really offensive about half the shit that's been vetoed as of late. With everything going on.....I guess I was just trying to set myself up for the fact that chances were, ADIDAS was going to be as good as dead Stateside. So when I read what was going on......I was very disappointed, but was I surprised? Sadly, not really.

Don't get the wrong idea - I still think it sucks. Seriously, I think the part of the song that could be considered closest to "offensive" is just the word sex. Because he really doesn't go into much graphic detail in the song. If you just look at the title of the song, you'd think the song would be a lot worse than it is. And I'm betting that's a lot of what the problem is - people have looked at the title, and decided right off "No, no, no.....we can't have that."

I think the video is absolutely brilliant, and I'm most disappointed that it won't be a regular feature on MTV. (Then again, does MTV really play videos anymore? Hmph). I mean, just an example - I haven't seen it too many times, but Usher's video, for Yeah? To me, it looked the same as about 87 other videos out there. JC's video was out there....it was totally different than anything I'd seen before. I thought it was just great. So it's a huge shame that it's not going to get the recognition it deserves.

I think this was part of the reason I didn't want ADIDAS as the next single. I knew there was going to be a huge deal made out of it, and it probably wasn't going to work out in JC's favor. On the one hand - yeah, it was his choice, it's what he wanted. I do want him to do what he wants. But on the other hand.....I'm sure he had to guess that there would be massive problems with this. Undeserved problems, but problems nonetheless.

I don't know. While the bigger part of me is disgusted that it's come down to this (because really, the whole issue is stupid).....there's a part of me that wants to shake JC and say "Sweetie, why didn't you go with the safer option in the first place? Then you'd have money for the new video!" But then we wouldn't have the video for ADIDAS at all, and it is just such a lovely thing....

I know I might sound like I'm being a bad fan, but at this point.....it looks like he can't have it both ways. If he wants to get his music out there (well, out here, at least), have his videos shown, etc., then he has to take the safe route. But if he wants to stick his neck out, and go with the riskier choices.....then chances are, things aren't going to go as well for him.

It really sucks that that's how it has to be right now. It's stupid that classic songs are suddenly being yanked from radio playlists because some Bible-thumping little old lady, who probably doesn't even listen to the radio, may get offended. It's stupid that there's this cloud over absolutely everything now - you can't trust that you'll ever get to see/hear anything outside of a certain formula again. Hey, maybe it won't last that long.....but I guess I didn't think it would last this long. I found myself listening to Closer by Nine Inch Nails today - can you imagine if they tried to release that song right now? Jesus lord. I bet it would be treated like the apocalypse.

Anyway....whatever JC decides, whether to continue being a risk-taking critic's darling, or play it safe so he can get more recognition.....I support him. I want the kid to be happy. I'd love to see him blow up and be this huge success, but if he's more comfortable laying low, and giving us lovely videos with hummingbirds and tossed salads.....I would be okay with that, too :)

But damn, it's gotta be frustrating for the poor guy.

Look, a large post, all television-related. Let's show some excitement here, kids! Yeah!

Is it wrong of me that I'm suddenly finding Tara Reid kind of amusing on Scrubs? *hangs head* I know. I know. But as soon as they went full-tilt and made her character a whoring bitch, I ended up finding her a little less grating.

Maybe I'm just in a good mood because The Todd is back. The Todd! And are we going to have two Scrubs per week from now on, or is this just a special time? Hmm.

Moving on to ER.....

( Just a Touch )

x-posted to erfans

And moving on to something else entirely......JC!

I have to be honest - I'm just not looking forward to Best Damn Sports Show Period. I'm so not a sports person. I've got it turned on already (I thought it was supposed to come on at 11:30? But I just turned on now at 11:15, and it's on. Okay) and I'm already bored out of my skull. *sigh* The things I do for Chasez, man.

And also, stamplet is further proving to be everyone's hero, as she is helpfully providing an mpeg of JC and Tony on Wayne Brady! Yay! I get to see it after all!

I am much with the happiness.

( Best Damn Sports Show Period - that was it? It took me longer to type the title of the show. )

Man, the fandom, she is exploding.

So, the hair. I'm....unsure. I think I'm going to hold out until we get better, face-forward, closeup pictures. (Come on, Chasez - oblige me, damn it). What I can tell thus far....well, it's not my favorite, and it's not my least favorite? *shrugs* Yeah, I know, how sketchy is that?

Two opinions stuck out that I think I agree with. First off, stargems mentioned that she likes JC's hair, regardless of what he does to it. (I'm paraphrasing). And I think I have to agree. Chances are, you toss that haircut on anyone else, and I'd be like "Oh my freakin' lord!" But on JC, it could be purple polka dotted, and I'd be like "Well, that's okay - he's cute." Heh.

And the Lola half of babygotbass suggested that, if he were to trim up the back a bit, she might like it. After giving it some thought, I think I could get behind that way of thinking. I'm, like, the one fan in the fandom who probably - if I have to choose - prefers JC with shorter hair. So I'd probably be into it.

But, again. We'll see when better pictures show up (because they will! damn it!). I might look at it then and go "Oh, honey, there's just no coming back from that." Or I might squee myself silly and adore it.

Besides - has anyone else noticed that, as soon as we all seem to get used to a certain hairstyle, and get vaguely comfortable with it, Chasez changes it up on us again? So, yeah. Who knows what will happen? Maybe his head will be shaved this time next month.

*pause* Oh god, I really can't imagine that.

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So, I watched the Spartacus remake last night. Because, you know, Luka Goran Visnjic was playing Spartacus and all. And I realized that Henry Simmons was playing Draba, and even though he was killed off, Simmons ain't bad. And it was two boys from my shows! Goran from ER, and Simmons from Blue.

Of course, if we had thrown in Chad Brannon, we would have had a hat-trick of my TV boys. But, you know. Apparently, they didn't make this movie with me in mind. *eyeroll* Stingy bastards. Besides, Brannon in gladiator garb? Mmm. Scorching.

Anywho. It's been years and years since I've seen the original Spartacus, so I couldn't remember enough to compare. It was....all right. I mean, I'm not a huge gladiator-movie fan. I'm pretty much here for the hot boys. But it was okay. I'll watch the second half tonight.

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Heh. Marc Worden is on the TNT rerun of NYPD Blue. MMC alert! I get so amused to see the other Mouseketeers showing up in different places.

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I hear that Van Helsing stars not only Hugh Jackman, but also my movie stah girlfriend, Kate Beckinsale. That's a whole lot of hot. Let's throw in Brannon and make it a hat-trick! Okay, fine. I'm just saying.

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All right, time for GH.

I just did the latest *N Sync memes floating around.....the "Who is your *N Sync love" and "Your *N Sync shame" one (or what not). And they all revolve around children! What is that all about?!

First of all, the *N Sync love.....both times, for chrysalitron and Chez, I get Lance, and we're connected by a love child. For one (I forget which), we then seal the deal by having ten more children. Sweet jesus. Just thought makes my reproductive system shrivel up and die.

Then, the shame.....with both names, I first get Lance pregnant, and then I get Joey pregnant. *throws up hands* Do they not realize that children+Chez=not the best combination ever, thankssomuch? Lord. Lord.

*crawls away to be traumatized*

And yes, I think I'm done spamming for tonight. At least, I hope. Because, damn, I am really quite freakin' tired.